GPD MicroPC

[Mr_Loon]

Did you get yours from Amazon or somewhere else?

If you are happy to buy from somewhere else then there is some chap called @EvilDragon who sells them from his shop. The price may (or may not) be a little more than via Amazon but you'll get first rate customer support from ED that's for sure.

 

[ckblackm]

If you are happy to buy from somewhere else then there is some chap called @EvilDragon who sells them from his shop. The price may (or may not) be a little more than via Amazon but you'll get first rate customer support from ED that's for sure.

I was referring to the transcend ssd upgrade, not the actually MicroPC (I got mine from the indiegogo run).

 

[SAS]

Here are some observations after about half an year of usage of GPD MicroPC. This is personal experience and - for sure - YMMV

• fast & adequate hardware. Compared to the devices it replaced for me /Sagemcom Spiga and Fujitsu U810/ it feels much more responsive.
• excellent expansion options / port selection. If there is one main reason to recommend GPD MicroPC to anyone it is how much ports there are in a device this size.
• Ubuntu Mate works OK. Nothing exceptional, nothing annoying. Never booted Win10.
• main disadvantage - no SIM card slot => not always on.
• Keyboard is tolerable, but not excellent. Better than some Vaio-s /280p anyone / or the Droid 4 - but nothing like the Noikia N900 / PanasonicToughBook CF-U1. Hopefully Pyra's will be better.
• screen is OK - but why the heck they did not put larger bumpers to prevent button marks on the screen? Mine had screen marks 'out-of-the-box'. I put some silicon pads to prevent them - but still these could have been designed better....
• one somewhat annoying bug is that the charging light is always red / never goes green? I doubt it is the OS, but didn't spend time to investigate it .....

In conclusion - it definitely replaced the Fujitsu U810 - universal charger & greater pocketability & modern hardware. But it failed to become daily used device - mainly because of lack of cellular network connectivity and subsequently - no 'always on option'. IMHO it fits its purpose as "tech admin gadget" - but personally makes me expect the Pyra even more

 

[Grench]

If you are happy to buy from somewhere else then there is some chap called @EvilDragon who sells them from his shop. The price may (or may not) be a little more than via Amazon but you'll get first rate customer support from ED that's for sure.

Last I checked, though, ED is out of stock too. @EvilDragon, do you have more of these on the way?

 

[EvilDragon]

They are in stock at the moment.

 

[Silent-Hunter]

I'm still having the stupid repeating key issue.

 

[Eight Bit]

I'm still having the stupid repeating key issue.

me too, but also on my main pc so I suspect it's a debian thing...

 

[Silent-Hunter]

me too, but also on my main pc so I suspect it's a debian thing...

Yeah I don't understand what's causing it. It's not the kernel, I'm using a different one than standard Debian.

 

[rSl]

maybe the 'xset r rate <delay> <rate>' command can help here?

 

[Silent-Hunter]

maybe the 'xset r rate <delay> <rate>' command can help here?

That doesn't help I tried it. The mouse buttons do it too.

 

[SAS]

"Christmas surprise" from my GPD mPC - battery is dead Device turns on normally when plugged-in to the charger, but battery status indicator does not show percentage / charging status and the moment I remove the charger - device turns off .....

After two over-night charges with different adapters - same situation.

Waiting for possible solutions from @gpd.hk .....

 

[EvilDragon]

That's a broken battery, the first batch had that. It needs to be replaced.
If you bought it from my shop, I can send you a free replacement - otherwise, GPD will do that.

 

[SAS]

Thanks for the confirmation!

Actually your post /and then reading the comments at IndieGoGo / made me contact GPD and not investigate further It was purchased during the initial campaign at IGG -but I will be glad to contact you for a replacement battery, if GPD do not react as presumed ....

 

[ckblackm]

Does anyone know how to boot from another device on the GPD microPC? (like an external CD or a flash drive?)

 

[gpb]

Press <del> or <esc> to enter Setup, Press <f7> for boot menu